Minneapolis Convention CenterVenue Guide & Nearby Hotels

Venue address and event entrances

Minneapolis Convention Center is located at 1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Large events can use different buildings, halls or curb zones, so confirm the entrance on your registration materials before choosing a hotel route or setting a rideshare destination.

Where to stay near Minneapolis Convention Center

Convention Center / Nicollet

The closest hotels cluster around Nicollet Mall, 11th Street and the south end of downtown, making them practical for early sessions and short venue transfers.

Downtown core / Marquette / Hennepin

This central area adds a wide range of full-service hotels, restaurants and business amenities while remaining close to the convention center.

North Loop / Mill District / University

These areas broaden the hotel choice for bleisure or longer stays. Compare the actual route and transit time to the convention center rather than relying only on the map distance.

The guide keeps the closest 40 hotels in the verified nearby collection visible even when no comparison price is returned for the displayed night. Choose your actual dates in the search form or use Check current rooms for fresh availability.

Popular and scheduled events

These examples help show the range of programs that use Minneapolis Convention Center. Event dates and building assignments can change, so always confirm the current organizer and venue schedule before booking nonrefundable travel.

The official Minneapolis Convention Center calendar changes throughout the year. Use the current venue calendar and organizer site before booking around any event date.

Getting to Minneapolis Convention Center

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) is the primary airport for convention visitors. Downtown can be reached by light rail, taxi or rideshare. Once downtown, walking and the skyway network can be useful, but skyway hours and building access vary, so check the route for your specific hotel and event schedule.

Minneapolis weather can materially change a short hotel-to-venue walk. In colder months, confirm whether your preferred route can use the skyway and where street-level access is required. During large conventions, allow extra time around the main entrances, registration areas and downtown traffic.

Book your convention stay on BusinessHotels.com

BusinessHotels.com lets individual travelers compare and book convention hotels directly on the website. You can start a hotel search without enrolling your company in a corporate travel hub or arranging a managed-travel contract. This is a booking through BusinessHotels.com; it is separate from booking on the hotel’s own website or using an organizer’s negotiated room block.

For exhibitors, attendees, independent professionals and bleisure travelers, that provides a straightforward way to choose a location, search actual dates and review room conditions. If your employer or event requires a particular booking channel, follow those requirements. An event room block may include benefits or prices worth comparing.

1. Confirm the venue building or hall. Use your registration details to identify the correct entrance and any shuttle arrangements.
2. Choose your real stay dates. Include setup, early meetings or a leisure extension where needed; set the actual adult occupancy.
3. Compare the complete stay. Check returned taxes and fees, cancellation terms, parking, breakfast and any separately payable property charges.
4. Check current rooms. The one-night prices help you compare. The room check retrieves current inventory before opening the booking flow.
5. Review and confirm. Check the hotel name, room, dates, guests and latest total before payment, then retain the booking confirmation.

Use AI Hotel Finder by venue name or address

Open BusinessHotels.com AI Hotel Finder. Enter Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, or paste 1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Choose the venue suggestion, set check-in and check-out, and run the live search. When comparing properties, check the reported distance and the actual route to your hall.

For a specific property, enter the hotel’s full name and city. A venue search is useful when location comes first; a named-hotel search is useful when you already have a shortlist.

Add a leisure day around the convention

A convention stay can be extended around Nicollet Mall, Loring Park and the Walker Art Center, or toward the Mill District and Mississippi riverfront. For a bleisure extension, compare the total cost of the additional nights and the hotel’s location for both the meeting schedule and the leisure plans.

Venue and hotel booking FAQs

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